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relational syllabus

KJ

DOI:
10.1111/b.9780631214823.1999.x

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The term is associated with Crombie, who wishes her syllabus to take account of language as coherent discourse, and notes that ‘discourse value’ is a relational concept, largely being determined by how sentences relate to their context. She lists discourse relationships through a series of ‘relational frames’. ( 1985 ). Discourse and Language Learning: A relational approach to syllabus design . Oxford : Oxford University Press . ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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